Da Wang Rao Ming

Lü Shu is a frail teenager with an iron will. After losing his parents, he enrolls in a prestigious high school while working for a living and looking after his adoptive sister, Lü Xiaoyu. However, Lü Shu's quiet life abruptly changes when a car accident awakens his latent cultivation superpowers. Now cured of his physical weakness, he decides to hide his newfound abilities, as the art of cultivation is still shrouded in mystery—and the fate of cultivators uncertain.

Meanwhile, Tian Luo Di Wang, the international foundation responsible for monitoring the cultivators, sets its plans in motion. Under the impetus of their member Xi Fei, a special cultivation training group is established in Lü Shu's high school. Although Lü Shu is forced to join the program, he is determined to hide the nature of his fearsome power, for his cultivation draws from an unlimited resource: the negative emotions of others brought about by his actions.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Lü, Shu Main

Lü, Xiaoyu Main

Jiang, Shuyi Supporting

Cao, Qingci Supporting

Nie, Ting Supporting

Li, Xianyi Supporting

Xi, Fei Supporting

Li, Yixiao Supporting

Shi, Xuejin Supporting

Li, Qi Supporting

Zhou, Haosong Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

Kurita, Shinichi Key Animation

Huishuohua de Zhouzi Original Creator

Shi, Juansheng Key Animation

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Feb 13, 2022

ArkanoiD5786

Recommended

So, this is my first review so bear with me.

This is actually a really good anime. My only problem was the shitty subs but i guess cant help it. So the story is about a teenager that gets great power suddenly and tries to hide it.

From what i felt, it is mostly a comedy type anime with the main character doing his best to rile people up and being a greedy bastard xD.

So yeah this was very nice to watch, was looking forward to it every week. Also the Opening is sooo good, i didnt skip it once in all the 12 episodes, the ending ... is good too but the opening is top tier

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Feb 14, 2022

Alriven

Mixed Feelings

Granted, the opening was phenomenal but does the show overall stand up to it? Well... I would say NO. This anime is probably the biggest scam happened to me in 2021.

"Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack." ~ Brandon Sanderson.

Expectations are a huge factor when it comes to entertainment which may or may not move in the direction one expects it to and sometimes severely affect the experience of a viewer. It is an attribute of humans and not something we can just switch on and off whenever we wish to. The difference in a ... person's judgement between a mediocre show with high acclamation and a well-written show with poor popularity can be quite large. That being said, Da Wang Rao Ming is the donghua (similar to anime but made in China) adaptation of the novel "Spare me, great lord" that got negatively hit due to the factor of expectations rooted from it's eye candy opening.

STORY

You may find difficulty in following the story if you are not a Mandarin speaker since the English subtitles provided were hard to follow. The story revolves around an orphan named Lu Shu who only retains a walnut shaped pendant from his parent. When he gets into a truck accident, his pendant manages to save him, while bestowing him the distress point system in the process. He has an adoptive sister, Lu Xiaoyu who ran away from the orphanage to live with Lu Shu, when he turned 16. Lu Shu has attempted to send her back multiple times, so she could have a better chance at life, yet she always escapes and returns to his home. The basic premise of the story is quite simple, a brother and sister trying their best to live their lives their best up until many people start to awaken abilities which became a turning point in their lives. An organisation called Heavenly Network starts to recruit students who awakened these abilities and trains them to enhance their super powers and one of them being Lu Shu. The power system was confusing and they did not provide a proper explanation on the star systems.

CHARACTERS

Majority of the characters in this donghua lack any sort of depth, no backstories, painful struggles or clear goals, in short they are bland/boring and easily forgettable. The protagonist Lu Shu gains points for his gacha system through negative emotions by annoying/angering people. While the way in which he annoys and collects points from people is pretty entertaining to watch, Lu Shu's growth feels so sudden, without any struggles that this can also be called lazy writing. Even after 12 episodes Lu Shu remains as the same person, the same annoying brat who don't give a fuck about anyone else other than his sister in the first episode, that is zero character development. The chemistry between Lu Shu and Lu Xiaoyu, two poor orphan siblings unrelated by blood supporting each other as they move on was a nice touch. All the side characters lack depth and are just present as tools for Lu Shu to accumulate his points and provide an explanation for his sudden growth. How come Lu Shu is able to master in martial arts so quickly? The answer is the old man Li Xianyi. A scapegoat for his ability awakening? The answer is Liu Li who also serves as the stereotypical bully of the class. Jiang Shuyi is the big brain of the class who provides answer to various questions that arises as the story moves forward but no explanation is given or hinted whatsoever on his source for this immense knowledge on highly secret affairs. Then we have the two teachers, the serious Xifei and the funny Li Yixiao, both just exist in the world with others as tools of interaction with Lu Shu but lacks depth and any sort of personal characteristics. This donghua would have been a lot better if they focused more into the side character's lives, show their daily struggles, their pasts, motivations and goals clearly rather than almost always showing it from Lu Shu's perspective.

COMEDY AND ANIMATION

Comedy is by far the greatest aspect of this donghua aside from it's opening. Comedy is just too dominant that sometimes it even undermines potential dramatic moments. Even though there were a lot of comedic moments, I couldn't enjoy it at it's finest the main culprit being the incompetent subtitles provided and I don't think Tencent would release an official english subs anytime soon. Due to failure of the subtitles to present the dialogues in a comprehendible manner, many potential jokes just went over my head. The opening and ending were both top-notch and successful from a marketing point of view but the difference in animation quality between the opening and the show itself is quite large. The motion is disjointed and unfluent as most of the typical donghua.

CONCLUSION

This anime was not enjoyable for me mainly due to my high expectations for it rooted from it's opening and the confusing subtitles. The comedy was great at times and the animation is tolerable if you are familiar with Chinese donghua animations.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 25, 2024

Heijex

Not Recommended

The plot of this anime is poorly explained, leaving out crucial details that could have enhanced the story. The buildup in the beginning was promising, but midway through, it lost direction and became confusing. The most engaging characters were surprisingly the chipmunk (no joke) and Xianyi Li; the rest of the cast lacked depth and personality.

While the art and design were appealing, and the voice acting was decent, the animation fell short of expectations. Overall, the characters felt bland, and there was a distinct lack of a coherent story. It's difficult to discern what the anime aims to be beyond a misguided attempt at comedy.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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